ROCHESTER — The Police Commission will hold a special meeting this afternoon to discuss its impasse with the City Council pertaining to raises to Police Department command staff.

The meeting, which was posted as a non-public meeting, will take place between the three members of the Police Commission, as well as City Manager Daniel Fitzpatrick, Mayor T.J. Jean, and Deputy Mayor Ray Varney.

Police Commission Chairman James McManus said he asked to schedule the meeting as his way of “putting out an olive branch.”

“I just want to clear the air in the city,” said McManus earlier this afternoon.

While the Police Commission last spring had set raises averaging 3.25 percent each for the non-union command staff, the City Council approved to appropriate only enough funds to pay for an average of 2.5 percent raises for those staff during budget discussions for this fiscal year.

In July, the Finance Committee unanimously voted that no further funds be transferred in the Police Department budget for salary adjustments without City Council approval.

McManus said that command staff have not seen any raises so far this year. He also said that according to the City Charter, the Police Commission is the entity that establishes salaries for Police Department staff.

While today's meeting was cited as a non-public session because of personnel matter, McManus said he would also like to discuss the overall relationship between two of the city's governing bodies – the Police Commission and City Council.

Today's meeting will take place at 4 p.m. today, at the City Hall. While the city website calendar lists the meeting as taking place in the mayor's office, McManus said the meeting may be taking place at the city manager's office instead.